The Chief Administrative Officer’s administrative duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A) Attends all meetings of the City Council. Assists the Mayor in the preparation of the Council agenda furnishing pertinent documents, reports and briefings as needed. Reports regularly to the Mayor and the City Council concerning the status of all their assignments, duties, projects and functions, as well as those of various city offices, departments, commissions and boards (not including the Police Department or the Fire Department);
(B) Acts as the personnel officer for the city under the direction of the Mayor and with such authority as the Mayor may designate, including the representation of the city in labor relations functions and recommends bargaining guidelines and settlements to the City Council;
(C) Prepares the annual reports for all departments;
(D) Develops and facilitates the economic development program and the growth policy of the city; oversee the revitalization of the city’s downtown core; and coordinates local and regional economic development efforts to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines. Helps to coordinate and oversee the development of tourism promotion and website design;
(E) Facilitates, in cooperation with the Mayor, the city’s intergovernmental relations with federal, state, county and regional agencies;
(F) Facilitates outreach to the community to provide citizen awareness of city goals and operations by maintaining close contact with citizens, responding to questions and making public presentations. Meet with a wide variety of civic and business leaders, community groups, and governmental agencies regarding their concerns, program priorities, and city services;
(G) Administers the city’s risk management and training program. Represents the city as a member of the insurance pool. Coordinates the claims/incident reporting for the liability, property insurance programs, special event functions and all required federal reporting. Facilitates the inter-local and outside consultant agreements and contracts;
(H) Maintains policy manuals, employee personnel handbook and employee safety manual;
(I) Coordinates the maintenance and improvement of the city’s information technology systems;
(J) Assists the Mayor generally in conducting the city’s business in all matters and performs such other duties and responsibilities as the Mayor may direct, and as required by ordinances and resolutions of the City Council; and
(K) Perform such other and further administrative duties as the City Council or the Mayor may prescribe.
(Prior Code, § 2.14.030) (Ord. 2019-6, passed 8-19-2019)